Episode 14
“Uhm….”
“Oppa!”
The Odd Eye slave boy regained his senses as he cried out on Kai’s back.
It was not long before Kai carried him on his back to take him to the priest, as his injuries seemed serious.
His physical condition was clearly in dire straits, but when the boy came to his senses much faster than expected, not only his younger sister who was walking next to him, but even Kai, who was carrying him, looked back with an expression of surprise.
But only Logan had a calm expression.
“It happens really quickly.”
It was a natural result since the power of the force core was secretly used throughout the movement.
The baptism of life energy force that Logan poured into the boy for more than 30 minutes at the maximum output he could produce was far better than the holy magic of most low-level priests.
Therefore, the boy’s recovery was fully expected. Rather, what bothered Logan was his sister, who was looking at him and her brother alternately.
‘No way…’
As a result of the experiment, even sensitive knights did not notice the heterogeneous aspect of his force.
For example, Kai, who was carrying the boy on his back, did not sense anything abnormal, but what kind of child is that?
‘It must be a coincidence.’
Logan ignored it and smiled brightly at the boy who had barely opened his eyes.
“Are you awake, Viktor? Congratulations on being free from your violent master’s actions.”
But the answer to that laughter was a deliberate punch.
“die!”
Hwiik.
The speed was unexpected considering it came from a skinny physique.
Even so, a child’s fist could not do anything to Logan.
At the same time that Logan dodged the fist with an absurd expression, Kai, who was carrying the child, turned and crushed the child.
Quadang!
“Ugh! Let go of this profit!”
“brother!”
“Li Liah?!”
“What should we do with this guy, employer?”
Logan, who saw Viktor with his arm broken and subdued in an instant chaotic situation, let out a small sigh and gestured to Kai.
The moment Kai steps back after reading the command to release him.
The boy, Victor, rushed towards Logan again.
“Lia! Run… boo!”
“Are you full of fighting spirit or stupid? This is…”
Logan lifted the hand holding the guy’s neck and looked him straight in the eyes.
“Kid. Can’t you understand the situation? Do I look similar to that slave trader from earlier?”
An overwhelming lethality that surpassed that of a typical force user shot out from his two red eyes.
Kai, who was behind him, looked so shocked that it was impossible for Viktor, who was still a child, to endure it.
Viktor groaned, his complexion instantly turning blue.
“Ouch. Ouch…”
“Oh brother! Please forgive me…”
Ignoring the girl clinging to his feet, Logan only glared at Viktor’s face, which was now turning white.
“It’s good to be full of fighting spirit, but you have to choose your target.”
“Off.”
“For a dog that can’t decide what to ask, only death awaits, kid.”
dump.
“Gagging. Coughing!”
Logan said coldly, looking down at the boy who was sitting down and coughing.
“I hope this is your last warning, Viktor. If you follow my instructions, I guarantee the safety of you and your brother. But if something like this happens again…”
Saaaaa.
The murderous look in his red eyes pierced Victor’s heart.
“I will dispose of you and your younger brother as well.”
Kwasik.
When Logan lightly crushed a pebble he had picked up, the color disappeared from Viktor’s face when he saw it.
Then he slowly nodded.
‘good.’
When Logan thought that the whip had been enough, he took out a carrot.
“I plan to teach you martial arts. I will train you as a knight and ultimately make you a knight.”
At those words, Victor’s head, which had been bowed, lifted up.
The wide red and blue eyes shook violently.
“Do you mean me… or me?”
Victor wasn’t the only one surprised by Logan’s words.
Kai, who was listening to the story, could not hide his surprised expression, and so did the dwarf Hamar.
They couldn’t help but be taken aback when they absurdly bought a slave boy and said he would make him a knight.
But Logan looked straight at Viktor with unwavering eyes.
“Yes. As you know, a knight is a semi-noble person. Naturally, he will be able to escape the status of a slave.”
“But…”
The blue-haired kid’s expression, which was full of venom, changed from moment to moment in a short period of time.
Can I believe this and whether I can train as a knight?
You probably have all kinds of thoughts swirling around in your head.
But Logan didn’t give him time to think for long.
“If you faithfully follow my instructions and become a knight, I will grant not only you, but also your younger brother, exemption from military service. Plus…”
“Ha, I will!”
Before I could finish speaking, I heard Victor’s answer.
Aside from the screams of pain, this was the first loud voice Logan had heard since meeting Viktor.
Logan noted that the answer came immediately after mentioning the treatment of his brother, not Viktor’s own future.
‘As expected, this guy…’
I was convinced that the little girl hanging next to him was the key to controlling the violent nature of the noble slayer.
“Okay. I’ll make sure your younger brother gets basic education in writing and etiquette, too. But if you’re lazy or cause trouble again…” “
W, I’ll do my best!”
Two eyes of different colors twinkled as if they were about to shoot out fireworks.
Logan, receiving those gazes, nodded slightly and smiled in satisfaction.
* * * In addition to the dwarves and combat instructors he originally targeted, Logan’s steps were very light as he acquired future Auror users.
However, on the other hand, the way back to McLane territory was bound to take some time.
Brother and sister Victor, who looked much smaller than their peers due to lack of proper nutrition, did not have the stamina to endure the galloping journey on horseback.
But that didn’t mean we couldn’t accommodate them endlessly.
The only consideration Logan showed was to slow down the trip, which was originally supposed to take three days, to five days.
‘Still, it’s a lot better than I thought?’
Logan rode the siblings on Kai’s horse and Hamar’s pony.
However, there was only one day when the brother and sister’s buttocks were sore from holding on to the shaking horse.
From the next day, I gently adjusted my body to the horse’s movements, and on the third day, I became accustomed to galloping rather than trotting.
The same was true for not only Victor but also his younger brother.
I knew that Viktor was going to be an Auror user, so even if he had a talent for manipulating his body, I didn’t know that his younger brother would do the same.
‘Is it called bloodline?’
Just as Logan was wondering whether he should change his plan a bit regarding the education of Victor and his siblings, the group arrived at McLane’s estate.
An old castle that was used as a fortress to block monsters in the mountains when McLane was the Lord of the southwestern region.
As we entered the shabby castle that had now become the home of the decaying McLane family, the people who were surprised to see Logan split like waves.
There were many Youngjimin who were avoiding him from afar, and Youngjimin, who unexpectedly encountered Logan from up close, fell flat on the spot and trembled.
Logan couldn’t help but smile bitterly as he watched Gasol escape from him and become even more serious than before he left.
Isn’t this the kind of treatment that a tyrant who harshly exploits the people of the territory would receive?
Kai, who had been expressionless, glanced at Logan, and the faces of the Victor siblings, who were watching Logan, were darkening in real time.
There were many questions, but no one was easily able to open their mouths, when an oblivious dwarf finally opened his mouth.
“Master. What on earth are you doing to deserve this kind of treatment in your hometown?”
Logan smiled and focused his hearing to hear whispering from afar.
“You said you were crazy.”
“I heard you’re a monster lover…”
“I heard you’re a necrophiliac?”
“Nothing is normal.”
“The disgrace of the family is very real…”
“Why did they bring in mercenaries to make me feel uneasy…”
“They even bought young slaves. What on earth are they going to do…”
It looks like the rumors about him have spread at an embarrassingly fast rate. It was.
‘How did you already know what happened in Harun?’
As each and every strangely distorted rumor spread, it seemed as if the family’s reputation, which was already thought to be at rock bottom, was sinking underground.
“It’s just a rumor. It has nothing to do with your business anyway, so don’t worry about it.”
Logan’s calm expression made the group look anxious but couldn’t help but shake their heads.
However, contrary to his calm appearance, Logan had a feeling that it would become a bit annoying.
‘We could have another round…’
And that ominous premonition became reality as soon as we entered the inner palace.
“Gongjaniyim!!”
Although it was a familiar face I hadn’t seen in a long time, Rick, with a slightly distorted expression due to running in in a hurry, called out to Logan angrily.
And before Logan could respond, he screamed.
“What on earth are you doing out there!”
Although I roughly expected it, the reaction was more intense than expected.
“A request to spend over 150,000 gold on useless monster meat! This is the most absurd rumor I’ve ever heard in my life! Isn’t that a lie? It’s nonsense?! Please say so!”
The sight of Rick pushing forward without even taking a breath seemed desperate, but Logan remained calm.
“Is it true?”
Rick’s expression became even more desperate at Logan’s calm reply as if it was no big deal.
“There are widespread rumors that Confucius has gone crazy! Even the head of the family told me to call him right away!”
“Hmm, as expected…”
“As expected? Yeookshii? Confucius! Now is not the time to be so calm!”
“are you okay.”
“It’s not okay! It’s not okay!”
“Are you getting shorter and shorter?”
“I guess you don’t know the current situation, but the atmosphere is really no joke! I made excuses saying there would be a misunderstanding, but it’s all true…”
Logan looked at Rick, who seemed to be more anxious than his own work, even though he was fine. I burst into laughter.
“Don’t worry. It will be resolved soon.”
“Ah! Are you listening to me now?”
With that heartbreaking appeal in one ear and out of the other, Logan headed straight to the lord’s official residence.
“It’s Logan.”
“Come in.”
Hearing a deep voice as if he had been waiting, Logan opened the door without delay.
‘also.’
Just looking at the two people sitting at the head of the conference room seemed chilly.
As soon as he entered, a cold voice that matched his appearance was heard.
“So, did you enjoy ‘running away from home’?”
“It was a worthwhile ‘outing’ in its own way.”
“When I heard the rumor, I was really excited and did crazy things, but I’m glad that it was worth it to me.”
‘Write. It’s annoying…’
My father’s reaction was worse than I expected.
However, contrary to his embarrassing feelings, the answer came out right away, as if he had prepared it.
“Rumors are just rumors. I don’t have an iota of shame in what I did.”
At those words, an expression of bewilderment appeared on my stepmother’s face, and a look of anticipation appeared on my father’s face.
“Do you mean that the rumor is wrong?”
“What kind of rumor are you talking about exactly ? “I don’t know if you do it.”
“The Archduke bought and collected monster meat and bought young slaves and dwarves. Hundreds of low-level mercenaries were also drawn into the territory. I’m only telling the truth, excluding rumors.”
Although he frowned a little at his stepmother Marian’s kind(?) explanation, Logan’s attitude did not change.
“Do you have any excuses for any of this?”
“No.” As expected,
the confident answer was given . My father’s eyebrows twitched.
“It means it’s all true.”
“That’s right.”
“Honey! see! The archduke has no awareness of his own position. How much your actions can tarnish your family’s honor…”
“Mom, what you said is excessive.”
“What?”
“I just used the money I got through breaking off my engagement as I wanted. My father already said that he wouldn’t care about that.”
Marian’s fierce black eyes and Logan’s red eyes, which did not give in to them and looked at him proudly, intertwined sharply.
Then, Padric, the owner of the other red eyes, appeared in a long line. He let out a sigh.
“Did you hear that? Are you still going to take sides like this?”
“Stop…”
“The Archduke is fundamentally wrong…”
“Stop it, madam!”
Marian’s expression darkened as her voice rang through the room, exuding an overbearing force. I blushed.
“It’s all you. “How could you tell me…”
“Ma’am. Please leave for a moment. “I’d like to have a little talk with Logan.”
“You really…”
“This will be the last ‘warning’ I give Logan.” I wonder
if it’s the influence of the scolding I gave him earlier, or the word “warning” made me feel a little anxious. As if to appease him, Marian glared at Logan with a venomous look in her eyes and left the door without saying another word.
Of course, there was still a bit of backlash left behind. Even after the door to the office closed with a crashing sound
,
Padrik’s eyes were heavy. He just looked at his eldest son for a long time.
Soon, a voice heavier than his eyes settled in the office.
“…What the hell is the problem, Logan?”
‘I can’t just ignore this.’
The moment Logan heard his father’s voice, he had an intuition.
Logan’s expression hardened as he thought about the answer, but his father’s calm voice continued.
“Let’s talk openly about what your problem is and why you’re doing this.”
“. …You won’t understand even if I tell you.”
“It’s not that you don’t want to be understood, right?”
“That’s not true.”
“…Is there really a reason?”
“Yes, there is.”
“Ha… ”
A sigh that clearly felt the frustration building up in his chest.
Logan was about to continue speaking seriously, but a low voice filled with complex emotions blocked his mouth.
“Are you aware of what people around you say about you?”
“I know a little bit.”
“okay? He’s violent and cruel, and he’s obsessed with money, but recently he’s gone crazy.”
“….
” “How many of these have you heard of? Should I tell you about some more specific rumors?”
Knowing that this was not a question he really wanted an answer to, Logan closed his mouth quietly.
“How long do I have to protect you? If there is a set deadline, just say something.”
Faced with a voice that sounded like a lament and a deeply depressed expression, Logan had no choice but to lower his head.
One word was added that stabbed a dagger in the heart.
“That’s the best thing for your dead mother . You can make an excuse saying you did everything you could.”
Logan’s expression hardened upon hearing those words. The story about Logan’s biological mother, which they both shared, was practically a taboo in the family.
But even so, he said it .
Bringing it out was no different from an ultimatum from his father Padric.
Logan, who had been silent at that, also spoke heavily.
“…Please wait one year. One year.”
“…What?”
Padd responded to a completely unexpected answer. Rick’s expression changed suddenly.
